Health Care

... some health insurance programs don’t cover general excise tax that we in Hawaii impose on health care charges ....

"... Other Pacific Islanders: 69.6 years ...."

... Nearly half a million Hawaii residents live in mental health deserts, with just one provider for every 335 patients ....

... 31 illnesses potentially linked to the product ....

... Thousands of Kaiser employees in California, Oregon and Hawaii organized a five-day work stoppage after negotiations for higher pay and other demands stagnated ....

... Hawaiʻi ranked No. 37 for identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED) for individualized education programs (IEPs) ....

... the religious exemption rate increased in Hawaiʻi from 5.3% for the 2023-2024 school year to 5.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, and from 3.1% to 3.4% nationally ....

... "More than half of this risk is concentrated in healthcare programs, with significant exposure also in human services, environment and education. Programs serving Native Hawaiians account for more than half of the state’s politically vulnerable funds" ....

... This emergency proclamation allows Hawaiʻi pharmacists to continue providing the vaccine to anyone age 3 and older who wants it — without requiring a doctor’s prescription ....

... Kaiser workers in Hawaii joined three other Pacific states in voting for a strike, citing unsafe staffing levels and wage disparities with mainland counterparts ....

... The truth bot will determine whether your procedure or prescription is covered ....

"In the vacuum left by the Trump Administration’s chaos and politicization of science, the West Coast Health Alliance today issued unified, science-based vaccine recommendations ahead of the winter virus season."

... Judge Kim described HMSA physician contracts as, “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable.” ....

... Dangerous individuals are released all the time because there is nowhere to house them. The Hilo Jail & State Mental Hospital are full ....

"...RFK's antagonism towards vaccination programs will leave us vulnerable and children will die...."

... providing unified recommendations on immunizations to residents ....

... residents’ perspectives on community needs and access to social services, including kūpuna services, early childhood programs, services for disabled residents and more ....

... antivaxxer RFK cut $500M funding for MRNA vaccine research ....

... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....

... If you need to see a medical specialist, you have to hope there is one on-island with an open appointment before it’s too late ....

... Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses ....

... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."

... When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room for more freedom .... 

... easy, virtually cost-free way to improve healthcare access and quality in Hawaii would be to remove the state’s regulations on interstate telehealth ....

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....

... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....

“...you need to be more on my team....”

... The practice worked well and safely during the COVID-19 crisis and could do so again, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says ....

... lower courts had ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short ....

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

... questions that could reshape insurer-provider contracts statewide ....

... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....

... A series of health-related measures is up for final reading today on the House floor ....

... WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 20 key metrics ....

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....

... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....